Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2017 1.5L

Bin 389 was often referred to as ‘Baby Grange’, in part because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange. First made in 1960 by the legendary Max Schubert, this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of cabernet sauvignon with the richness of shiraz. Exemplifying the judicious balance of fruit and oak, Bin 389 highlights the generous mid-palate Penfolds in known for. Named after its original binning compartment at Magill cellars, Bin 389 is the most popular wine in the Australian secondary wine market because of its heritage, consistency and reputation. So here we are again. In the 175thyear of Penfolds. A new edition of Bin 389 in the glass there. The pitch, it’s perfect. Scrunch gum leaves and super ripe blackcurrant, vanilla cream and red licorice all together and then snap them fresh, and strap them tight. There’s tobacco here, there are violets, there’s kirsch. It’s bold, it’s not without elegance, and it’s hard not to conclude that it’s pretty much bang on. – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 94 Points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Shiraz Country – Australia Region – McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Wrattonbully Vintage – 2017 Bottle Size – 1.5L Magnum ABV – 14.5%